Well, maybe a little -- Spain gave the U.S. men's basketball team a bit of a scare in the gold medal game, but they pu... Show More »

Well, maybe a little -- Spain gave the U.S. men's basketball team a bit of a scare in the gold medal game, but they pulled it out. The U.S. women's team had it a little easier, putting a whomping on France for their gold

The U.S. took home a diving gold medal for the first time since 2000 when David Boudia won the men's 10m platform.... Show More »

The U.S. took home a diving gold medal for the first time since 2000 when David Boudia won the men's 10m platform. It was the first gold in that particular event for the U.S. since Greg Louganis in 1988 in Seoul. Boudia made a remarkable comeback after a less-than-stellar semifinal competition.

The U.S. dominance in the men's 4x400-meter relay came to an end Friday night (Aug. 10) when the Bahamanian relay team edge... Show More »

The U.S. dominance in the men's 4x400-meter relay came to an end Friday night (Aug. 10) when the Bahamanian relay team edged out the U.S. runners in the last leg to take gold. The U.S. has won the gold in this event every year since 1976 (excluding the 1980 games that the U.S. boycotted).

But congratulations to the Bahamas -- this is the country's first medal of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Tianna Madison (left), Bianca Knight, Carmelita Jeter and Allyson Felix brought home gold for the United States in the wom... Show More »

Tianna Madison (left), Bianca Knight, Carmelita Jeter and Allyson Felix brought home gold for the United States in the women's 4x100-meter relay, smashing a world record in the process. Their time of 40.82 seconds broke the old mark of 41.37 -- which had stood since 1985.

Manteo Mitchell is some kind of superhero. That's the only explanation for how he broke his left fibula during th... Show More »

Manteo Mitchell is some kind of superhero. That's the only explanation for how he broke his left fibula during the men's 4x400-meter relay qualifying heat and finished the race anyway.

Not only that, but the U.S. men were still fast enough to finish second and qualify for Friday night's finals. There is no word yet on which U.S. runner will replace him on the relay team. The U.S. men have won every 4x400 relay since 1976, excepting the 1980 boycotted games in Moscow.

The U.S. women's soccer team now has five gold medals after defeating Japan 2-1 in the 2012 Summer Olympics final mat... Show More »

The U.S. women's soccer team now has five gold medals after defeating Japan 2-1 in the 2012 Summer Olympics final match, which also avenged them the loss to Japan in the 2011 World Cup final. The only year since women's soccer became an Olympic sport that the U.S. did not bring home the gold was in 2000, when they fell to Norway in the finals.

Usain Bolt made history with his 200m gold medal, becoming the first man to win that event at two Olympic games. He has now ... Show More »

Usain Bolt made history with his 200m gold medal, becoming the first man to win that event at two Olympic games. He has now pulled the double win (the 100m and 200m) at back-to-back Olympics. And some speculate we still haven't seen him run his fastest.

Women's boxing is brand new to the Summer Olympics in 2012 and 17-year-old U.S. boxer Claressa Shields h... Show More »

Women's boxing is brand new to the Summer Olympics in 2012 and 17-year-old U.S. boxer Claressa Shields has carved her name in the record books as the first middleweight gold medalist. She won a 19-12 decision over Russia's Nadezda Torlopova Thursday (Aug. 9) and says of her gold medal, "I will probably wear the medal everyday for the first year."

Misty May-Treanor has said this was her last hurrah of competitive volleyball. So what better way to go out than wit... Show More »

Misty May-Treanor has said this was her last hurrah of competitive volleyball. So what better way to go out than with a three-peat winning gold for the U.S.? She and partner Kerri Walsh-Jennings retire a perfect 21-0 in Olympic match play and having dropped only one set. Congratulations to them.

After getting silver medals in the women's 200 meters at the last two Olympics, U.S. sprinter Allyson Felix fin... Show More »

After getting silver medals in the women's 200 meters at the last two Olympics, U.S. sprinter Allyson Felix finally won the gold in her signature event, beating a loaded field with a time of 21.88 seconds.

Defending Olympic weightlifting champion Matthias Steiner of Germany lost his balance trying to lift ro... Show More »

Defending Olympic weightlifting champion Matthias Steiner of Germany lost his balance trying to lift roughly 430 pounds in the snatch portion of the weightlifting competition. He was forced to withdraw from the games and was taken to the hospital, but thankfully, he was not seriously hurt. That could have been so bad.

She may have had a disappointing individual all-around competition, but U.S. gymnast Aly Raisman brought her A game fo... Show More »

She may have had a disappointing individual all-around competition, but U.S. gymnast Aly Raisman brought her A game for the floor exercise finals, nailing her routine (including an element she had removed for both the team and individual all-around). Aly's gold marks the first time a U.S. female gymnast has ever won the event. Aly also took home bronze in the balance beam final.

Women's beach volleyball pairs of April Ross/Jen Kessy (left) and Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh-Jennings (right) both advanced to the semifinals. If they can defeat Brazil and China, respectively, which is no easy feat, but if they can do it, it will be the first all-USA women's gold medal match.

Update: They have done it. May/Walsh took down the Chinese and Kessy/Ross upset the Brazilians, so the two teams will face off for gold medal. The only other time they have played, Kessy/Ross actually upset May/Walsh, in a 2008 AVP tournament.

Epke Zonderland of the Netherlands took to the high bar for the men's finals Tuesday (Aug. 7) and put on a stunnin... Show More »

Epke Zonderland of the Netherlands took to the high bar for the men's finals Tuesday (Aug. 7) and put on a stunning display of athleticism. His release moves were enormous and he capped it off by absolutely nailing the dismount. The entire audience was on its feet cheering him on and a huge roar went up when his score of 16.533 gave him the gold medal. It was, without question, the best single gymnastics routine, men or women, of the entire games.

In a games where we keep hearing about athletes not trying or doping rumors or drunk fans throwing bottles at ath... Show More »

In a games where we keep hearing about athletes not trying or doping rumors or drunk fans throwing bottles at athletes, it's nice to hear something heartwarming.

When Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang fell and injured his ankle in his 110m hurdles heat, he exited the track, but then returned to try to limp to the finish line. His fellow competitors helped him complete the race and then carried him off the track.

Canadian soccer star Christine Sinclair and team coach Jon Herdman have both voiced their displeasure with the ref... Show More »

Canadian soccer star Christine Sinclair and team coach Jon Herdman have both voiced their displeasure with the ref in the U.S./Canada semifinal calling a rare penalty of time-wasting on the Canadian goalkeeper, which led to a free kick. Then on the free kick, one of the Canadian players was struck in the arm by the ball when she could not get out of the way, which is a handball. A handball in the penalty area means a penalty kick, which Abby Wambach buried to tie the score 3-3.

The Canadians feel the game was taken away from them by the referee calling the rare penalty that eventually led to the goal. There has now been some speculation of suspensions for the bronze medal match for the people who have publicly complained about the refs. FIFA says in a statement, "The FIFA Disciplinary Committee is currently analysing incidents that occurred after the conclusion of the match. Further information will be provided only after the Committee are in possession of all the elements of the case."

German diver Stephan Feck had a rather disastrous dive during the men's 3m springboard preliminary round. His foot slipped on the boar... Show More »

German diver Stephan Feck had a rather disastrous dive during the men's 3m springboard preliminary round. His foot slipped on the board, he couldn't grasp his left leg on his spins and then he flopped into the water flat on his back. Poor guy.

In a match dominated by Canada's Christine Sinclair and the U.S.' Megan Rapinoe (pictured, right), the win... Show More »

In a match dominated by Canada's Christine Sinclair and the U.S.' Megan Rapinoe (pictured, right), the winning goal in the women's semifinal soccer game came off the head of one Alex Morgan (pictured, left), in the 123rd minute. We can't even do the game justice in how exciting it was -- we just hope the U.S.-Japan gold medal game (and World Cup final rematch from a year ago) can live up.

Gabby Douglas, the gymnastics darling of the 2012 Summer Olympics, competed on her first event final Monday (Aug. 6) when th... Show More »

Gabby Douglas, the gymnastics darling of the 2012 Summer Olympics, competed on her first event final Monday (Aug. 6) when the women took the floor for the uneven bars. Unfortunately, Gabby had a mistake on one rotation and had to add a skill to get facing the right way so she could transition to the low bar. Douglas may not have medaled anyway, however -- the routines put up were incredibly difficult and executed very well. Gabby can next been seen on the balance beam finals Tuesday.

Yang Hak Seon of South Korea won the men's vault finals by a large margin Monday (Aug. 6). He fi... Show More »

Yang Hak Seon of South Korea won the men's vault finals by a large margin Monday (Aug. 6). He first performed a vault that is so hard it's 0.4 degree of difficulty higher than the next-highest men's vault in the competition. It's called 'The Yang" because no one else does it. Yang then performed a second, also very difficult vault, and nailed an ice-cold landing, raising his hands in triumph. It was incredible.

U.S. judo grappler Nick Delpopolo has been banned from the games after a positive drug test. He say... Show More »

U.S. judo grappler Nick Delpopolo has been banned from the games after a positive drug test. He says in a statement, "My positive test was caused by my inadvertent consumption of food that I did not realize had been baked with marijuana, before I left for the Olympic Games." Oops.

Jordan Jotvchev of Bulgaria (left) is 39 years old and competing in his sixth Olympics. Not only that, but he made the men's rings finals, where he finished seventh.

And over in the equestrian ring, Ian Millar of Canada (top) and Horoshi Hoketsu of Japan (bottom) are competing in 2012 at the ages of 65 and 71, respectively. This is Hoketsu's third Olympics, but it is Miller's record-setting 10th Olympics. Granted, they get to ride horses, but they are still senior citizens.

And in case you were curious, Hoketsu is still not the oldest Olympian ever -- that honor belongs to Oscar Swahn, a shooter who was 72 at the 1920 Olympic games.

A man has been arrested for throwing a beer bottle onto the track as the men lined up for the 100m finals Sunday... Show More »

A man has been arrested for throwing a beer bottle onto the track as the men lined up for the 100m finals Sunday (Aug. 5). Witnesses say he appeared drunk -- and the picture to the left is doing nothing to dispel that rumor.

It's unclear if the bottle was glass or plastic, but if it was glass, it did not break and luckily no one was hurt. The men's 100m continued as planned. The runners all say they only heard about the incident after the race and were not aware at the time.

Algerian runner Taoufik Makhloufi has been thrown out of the Summer Olympics for not trying hard enough. He's a medal conten... Show More »

Algerian runner Taoufik Makhloufi has been thrown out of the Summer Olympics for not trying hard enough. He's a medal contender for the 1500m who was forced to run in the 800m after his team failed to withdraw him from the event by the deadline. So when the race started, he stopped running a couple hundred meters in and wandered into the infield.

International Association of Athletics Federations says in a statement, "The Referee considered that he had not provided a bona fide effort and decided to exclude him from participation in all further events in the competition."

Makhloufi is just the latest in a string of athletes not trying their best at the 2012 Summer Games, the worst of which were eight female badminton players expelled for throwing matches so as to face easier opponents moving forward.

Update: The Algerian federation insists Makhloufi has a knee problem and organizers knew about it, so he was reinstated for the 1500m finals after a medical officer for the games assessed his condition.

Jamaica's Usain Bolt is once again the fastest man in the world, as he won the men's 100m sprint. Country... Show More »

Jamaica's Usain Bolt is once again the fastest man in the world, as he won the men's 100m sprint. Countryman Yohan Blake took silver and U.S. runner Justin Gatlin took the bronze. Tyson Gay and Ryan Bailey of the U.S. took fourth and fifth, respectively.

Andy Murray avenged his loss to Roger Federer from Wimbledon a month ago when he beat Federer on the same court in straight set... Show More »

Andy Murray avenged his loss to Roger Federer from Wimbledon a month ago when he beat Federer on the same court in straight sets to win the Olympics gold medal. The British crowd went wild for the hometown boy. And an Olympics singles gold medal continues to elude Federer, who has never won one.

Oksana Chusovitina from Germany just competed in her sixth Olympics. At the age of 37. And not only th... Show More »

Oksana Chusovitina from Germany just competed in her sixth Olympics. At the age of 37. And not only that, but she qualified for the women's vault finals and then finished fifth.

Of the four women who finished ahead of her, one of them was two years old when Oksana won team gold at the 1992 Barcelona games. The rest were not yet born. Congratulations to Oksana on being a complete rockstar at age 37 in a sport dominated by teenagers.

In a devastating turn of events, McKayla Maroney -- generally regarded as far and away the best women's vaulter in th... Show More »

In a devastating turn of events, McKayla Maroney -- generally regarded as far and away the best women's vaulter in the world right now -- fell on her second vault and took the silver medal, as Sandra Izbasa from Romania beat her out by 0.1.

If McKayla had performed even average on her second vault, she would have earned gold, as her first vault got a huge 15.866. A tough second place for Maroney.

The Williams sisters and Bryan twins made it a sweep for the U.S. in tennis doubles gold medals at the 2012 Olympic Games. This ... Show More »

The Williams sisters and Bryan twins made it a sweep for the U.S. in tennis doubles gold medals at the 2012 Olympic Games. This is the first men's doubles gold medal for the U.S. since 1988. However, the U.S. women have won doubles gold every year since tennis became an Olympic sport, except in 2004, when Serena couldn't play with Venus due to injuries.

Carmelita Jeter of the U.S. was edged out by three-hundredths of a second for gold in the women's 100m race by Jamaica'... Show More »

Carmelita Jeter of the U.S. was edged out by three-hundredths of a second for gold in the women's 100m race by Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Price, who also won the event in 2008 in Beijing. Jamaica's Veronica Campbell-Brown took the bronze. Tianna Madison and Allyson Felix of the U.S. took fourth and fifth, respectively. The last woman to win back-to-back 100m golds was U.S. runner Gail Devers in 1992 and 1996.

... when you put the four women who have already won individual golds in their respective strokes i... Show More »

... when you put the four women who have already won individual golds in their respective strokes in the water for the 4x100 medley relay. From left, Dana Vollmer (Fly), Rebecca Soni (Breast), Allison Schmitt (Free) and Missy Franklin (Back) pose with their hardware. This gold marks the fifth medal of the games for both Franklin and Schmitt.

Mo Farah of Great Britain took home gold in the men's 10,000m run, followed closely by his training partner and friend ... Show More »

Mo Farah of Great Britain took home gold in the men's 10,000m run, followed closely by his training partner and friend Galen Rupp of the United States (left). It marks the first gold medal in this event for Britain and the end of a 48-year drought medaling in the event for the U.S.

The USA men's basketball team got bit of a wake up call Saturday (Aug. 4) when the Lithuanian team played th... Show More »

The USA men's basketball team got bit of a wake up call Saturday (Aug. 4) when the Lithuanian team played them close all game. It was hard not to accidentally start cheering for the scrappy underdogs, who were playing their hearts out. In the end, the U.S. took the lead and won 99-94, but it's the closest a U.S. men's game has been all Olympics.

Serena Williams has won a lot of tennis titles over the years, but she has never won an Olympic singles gold medal. Until now. W... Show More »

Serena Williams has won a lot of tennis titles over the years, but she has never won an Olympic singles gold medal. Until now. With her dominant win over Maria Sharapova in the final match, Williams becomes the first woman in history to win all four Grand Slam titles and Olympic gold in singles and doubles. Is there any question she's the best ever?

Katie Ledecky, the youngest U.S. Olympian in 2012, took home a gold medal in the women's 800m Freestyle in a huge upset over ... Show More »

Katie Ledecky, the youngest U.S. Olympian in 2012, took home a gold medal in the women's 800m Freestyle in a huge upset over Great Britain's Becky Adlington -- and came within half a second of breaking Adlington's current World Record.

Ledcky is just 15 years old and the 2012 Olympics is her first international meet. She has been dramatically dropping huge chunks off her personal best in the last year or so, so of course, questions about doping were the first to arise after her win.

It's a shame that such allegations would mar the occasion, much like China's 16-year-old Ye Shiwen faced earlier in the Games. It is not unusual for swimmers of such young ages to have more drastic time-shaving in their swims. Michael Phelps dropped nearly five seconds off his Butterfly time between the ages of 14 and 15 when he qualified for the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Oscar Pistorius, a double-amputee who runs on carbon-fiber blades, ran a 45.44 in his heat of the men's 400m. It was good e... Show More »

Oscar Pistorius, a double-amputee who runs on carbon-fiber blades, ran a 45.44 in his heat of the men's 400m. It was good enough for second place in the heat and to qualify him for Sunday's semifinals. Unfortunately, Pistorius did not advance to the finals. But it's still a remarkable story.

Pistorius, who was born without fibulas and had his legs amputated below the knee before he was a year old, has had to undergo extensive testing in his home country to prove his carbon blades aren't giving him an unfair advantage over runners with regular legs. Once it was shown that that was not the case, he was put on the South African national team.

Defending beach volleyball gold medalists Phil Dalhausser, 32, and Todd Rogers, 38, saw their chance at a repeat disappear Friday (Aug. 3) when they were swept in the Round of 16 by Italians Paolo Nicolai and Daniele Lupo. It was a huge upset for Italy in a sport that has been largely dominated by Brazil and the U.S. since its Olympic inception in 1996.

The U.S. still has women's pairs April Ross/Jen Kess and Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh-Jennings, plus men's pair Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal competing in the Olympics.

Gabby Douglas kept the women's all-around title streak alive by winning gold over Russians Victoria Komov... Show More »

Gabby Douglas kept the women's all-around title streak alive by winning gold over Russians Victoria Komova and Aliya Mustafina. She was a ball of energy, turning in four great performances on the various apparatuses.

Meanwhile, Aly Raisman had a costly near-fall on the balance beam that left her off the podium. She actually tied for third with Mustafina, but the tiebreaker went to the Russian for the bronze medal.

Michael Phelps already made history at the Summer Olympics by winning his 19th medal, which makes him the most decorated ... Show More »

Michael Phelps already made history at the Summer Olympics by winning his 19th medal, which makes him the most decorated Olympian of all time.

Thursday (Aug. 2) he made history again. By winning the 200m IM, Phelps became the first male swimmer to win the same event at three consecutive Olympic Games. Wow. He also defeated Ryan Lochte in what is most likely their last face-off in the pool.

In Team USA's 156-73 defeat of Nigeria, a few records were broken. Carmelo Anthony set the Olympic mark for points in a... Show More »

In Team USA's 156-73 defeat of Nigeria, a few records were broken. Carmelo Anthony set the Olympic mark for points in a game -- in less than three quarters. He finished with 37 points. The team also set a new scoring mark for points in a game and points in a half. We can't wait til they start playing some of the better teams (no offense to the opponents so far).

An NBC reporter was interviewing Olympics fans outside Buckingham Palace and she came across none other than world... Show More »

An NBC reporter was interviewing Olympics fans outside Buckingham Palace and she came across none other than world-class boxer (and Olympic medalist) Evander Holyfield.

But after he walked away, the broadcast referred to him as another "tourist." Holyfield later tweeted, "The @todayshow did interview me yesterday and ur right they didn't mention who I was. Look, the @todayshow did a good job. It was hard to recognize me with the baseball cap. This could happen to any reporter. LOL!!"

Kayla Harrison defeated Brit Gemma Gibbons in the 78kg judo final to become the first American, man or woman, to win gold in judo at the ... Show More »

Kayla Harrison defeated Brit Gemma Gibbons in the 78kg judo final to become the first American, man or woman, to win gold in judo at the Olympics. Her compatriot, Marti Malloy, earned bronze in her weight class earlier in the week and they become just the second and third women from the U.S. to medal in judo.

The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has expelled two officials and suspended another followi... Show More »

The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has expelled two officials and suspended another following a controversy in a Wednesday (Aug. 1) boxing match.

Referee Ishanguly Meretnyyazov of Turkmenistan (pictured) has been expelled for failing to rule a standing-eight count for any of the six instances in which Azerbaijan's Magomed Abdulhamidov hit the canvas during the third round of his bantamweight bout with Japan's Satoshi Shimizu (pictured, right).

Abdulhamidov was awarded the win by the judges, a decision that was later overturned by AIBA hours later. The other two officials have been expelled or suspended for as-of-yet unspecified breaches in the AIBA code of conduct.

Nathan Adrian, in his first Olympics, took on James "The Missile" Magnussen of Australia in the men's 100m Frees... Show More »

Nathan Adrian, in his first Olympics, took on James "The Missile" Magnussen of Australia in the men's 100m Freestyle. And he won gold -- by one one-hundredth of a second. The U.S. men haven't won this event since the Seoul Games in 1988. Well done, sir.

The pommel horse is a fickle mistress. Just as the women's routines can be disastrous on the balance beam, the men can t... Show More »

The pommel horse is a fickle mistress. Just as the women's routines can be disastrous on the balance beam, the men can tank their entire night with a slip up on the pommel.

Danell Leyva did just that, dropping to 17th place in the individual all-around after a rough pommel horse. But he battled back over the next four rotations and took the bronze. A hard-fought victory for Leyva.

Sixteen year-old Chinese swimmer Ye Shiwen first made headlines for her incredibly fast times. Her final 50 meters of the 400m IM ... Show More »

Sixteen year-old Chinese swimmer Ye Shiwen first made headlines for her incredibly fast times. Her final 50 meters of the 400m IM was faster than Ryan Lochte's time. Those were quickly followed by headlines about doping allegations. The Chinese have a history of doping scandals -- 40 swimmers were banned for doping offenses in the 1990s. But does that mean Shiwen's times should be in question? The International Olympic Committee has remained mum, with a spokesman saying they would have commented already if there were any adverse findings in Shiwen's post-race drug testing.

Eight badminton players were disqualified from the Olympics for throwing matches so as to avoid tough opponents in th... Show More »

Eight badminton players were disqualified from the Olympics for throwing matches so as to avoid tough opponents in the next round, led by Chinese duo Yu Yang and Wang Xiaoli. They were throwing matches so as to avoid playing the other Chinese duo in the next round, so that China could still have a shot at earning gold and silver, instead of knocking one team out. Following the DQ, Yu Yang blogged that she is leaving badminton forever.

Larisa Latynina, the woman whose all-time medal count record Michael Phelps broke with his 19th swimming medal, and Seba... Show More »

Larisa Latynina, the woman whose all-time medal count record Michael Phelps broke with his 19th swimming medal, and Sebastian Coe, the London Olympics director, say Michael Phelps is not the greatest Olympian of all time.

Latynina contends it's still her, since she won medals as the Soviet Union's coach in the 1970s, and Coe tosses around names like British rower Steve Redgrave and Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci.

The U.S. women gymnastics team has been heralded as the heavy favorites, incredibly deep, maybe the best ever. That's a lot o... Show More »

The U.S. women gymnastics team has been heralded as the heavy favorites, incredibly deep, maybe the best ever. That's a lot of hype and pressure to live up to.

But they more than did, absolutely killing every routine during the team finals, including a vault by McKayla Maroney that is the best vault we have ever seen (and that several commentators thought should have been scored perfect). Congratulations to Aly, Gabby, Kyla, Jordyn and McKayla on their gold medal.

Jordyn Wieber was all tears following the qualifying gymnastics day, when she finished fourth overall but d... Show More »

Jordyn Wieber was all tears following the qualifying gymnastics day, when she finished fourth overall but due to the two-per-country rule failed to make the all-around finals (two teammates finished ahead of her).

But the team finals came around and Jordyn was all smiles, performing her heart out and rooting on her teammates with hugs and cheers. Good for her.

With a silver medal in the 200m Butterfly and a gold medal in the 4x200 Freestyle relay, Michael Phelps becomes the... Show More »

With a silver medal in the 200m Butterfly and a gold medal in the 4x200 Freestyle relay, Michael Phelps becomes the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time -- man or woman, across all sports, all countries, Winter or Summer, with 19 medals. He still has three events left to swim.

To kick off the U.S. women's gymnastics team finals, McKayla Maroney had one job - do a really good vault. And, u... Show More »

To kick off the U.S. women's gymnastics team finals, McKayla Maroney had one job - do a really good vault. And, um, she knocked it out of the park. She is generally considered the best vaulter in the world, but this one went above and beyond. Her score of a 16.233 was the highest individual score given to any women's gymnast during the team finals.

Abby Wambach's sucker punch to the face at the hands of Lady Andrade during the U.S.-Colombia soccer match ended in ... Show More »

Abby Wambach's sucker punch to the face at the hands of Lady Andrade during the U.S.-Colombia soccer match ended in Wambach's black eye, which she tweeted a photo of (left). Andrade was subsequently suspended from the next two Colombian matches at the games.

The longest tennis set in Olympics history was played Tuesday, July 31 at Wimbledon when Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (pictured) o... Show More »

The longest tennis set in Olympics history was played Tuesday, July 31 at Wimbledon when Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (pictured) of France defeated Milos Raonic of Canada 6-3, 3-6, 25-23 in the second round. The previous record was 30 games, set in 2004. However, the longest set in tennis history is still intact -- it is a staggering 138 games.

Zara Phillips, the granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, won a silver medal in the team equestrian event Tuesday, July 31. S... Show More »

Zara Phillips, the granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, won a silver medal in the team equestrian event Tuesday, July 31. She follows in the footsteps of her mother, Princess Anne, and father, Captain Mark Phillips, who were both Olympic equestrians. Her mother never medaled, but her father was a gold medalist in 1972.

Prince William and bride Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, plus younger brother Prince Harry have been loud and proud home fans du... Show More »

Prince William and bride Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, plus younger brother Prince Harry have been loud and proud home fans during the 2012 Summer Olympics. Wills and Harry were on hand to cheer the British men on in the gymnastics team finals and then all three watched tensely as their cousin, Zara Phillips, competed in the equestrian events.

The U.S. men's gymnastics team, after finishing the qualifying day in first place, came to the team finals and stumbled big time. Lite... Show More »

The U.S. men's gymnastics team, after finishing the qualifying day in first place, came to the team finals and stumbled big time. Literally. There were falls on each of the first three apparatuses and that was all it took -- the hole was too great to climb out of. They finished in a disappointing fifth place.

If you're going to air tape-delayed coverage of the Olympics in primetime, it's probably a good idea not to spoil your own sh... Show More »

If you're going to air tape-delayed coverage of the Olympics in primetime, it's probably a good idea not to spoil your own show. NBC did just that, however, by running a "Today" show promo about Missy Franklin's 100-meter backstroke win before the race aired on July 30. « Less

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Missy the Missile does it again:

It was a little baffling why Missy Franklin barely qualified for the 200m Free finals after what looked like a s... Show More »

It was a little baffling why Missy Franklin barely qualified for the 200m Free finals after what looked like a slow semifinals on Monday (July 30). Until she walked out on the pool deck less than 20 minutes later to swim in the 100m Backstroke finals.

Keeping some gas in the tank paid off, as Franklin won her first individual gold medal and set a new American record. She is still on pace to medal in seven Olympic events, something no female U.S. swimmer has ever done.

It looked as though the men's gymnastics team finals went China, Great Britain and Ukraine, after Japan's Uchim... Show More »

It looked as though the men's gymnastics team finals went China, Great Britain and Ukraine, after Japan's Uchimura (pictured) got a low pommel horse to knock the Japanese out of medal contention. But the Japanese appealed, saying the judges had erroneously valued the difficulty of his routine. The judges reviewed it, bumped up Uchimura's score by 0.7, and the Japanese took silver.

Swiss soccer player Michel Morganella has been expelled from the Olympics for a tweet he posted after the Swiss def... Show More »

Swiss soccer player Michel Morganella has been expelled from the Olympics for a tweet he posted after the Swiss defeat at the hands of South Korea. Morganella tweets (translated), "I want to beat up all South Koreans! Bunch of mentally handicapped retards!"

This just a week after Greek triple-jump champ Voula Papachristou was kicked off her country's Olympics team for a racist tweet about African immigrants.

Perhaps athletes should have Twitter and/or the internet explained to them.

Jordyn Wieber, largely considered the women's all-around gold medal favorite, was knocked out of the all-around competi... Show More »

Jordyn Wieber, largely considered the women's all-around gold medal favorite, was knocked out of the all-around competition because her two teammates, Gabby Douglas and Aly Raisman, finished ahead of her in the overall standings. It's because of a rule that says a country may only have two gymnasts qualify for the finals. This, despite Jordyn finishing fourth overall after the qualifying day. A heartbreaking loss for her indeed.

The Spain men's soccer team got a bit of a nasty shock at the Summer Olympics, as they lost both of their pool play matches... Show More »

The Spain men's soccer team got a bit of a nasty shock at the Summer Olympics, as they lost both of their pool play matches, going down 0-1 to both Japan and Honduras, which means they're out of the Olympics, even if they beat Morocco in their last match. Spain is the reigning World Cup champs and only just won the Euro 2012 crown a month ago.

Following the U.S. men's basketball team's defeat of France, Michelle Obama was giving out hugs. In fact, the playe... Show More »

Following the U.S. men's basketball team's defeat of France, Michelle Obama was giving out hugs. In fact, the players basically formed a line for their turn for a motherly hug from the First Lady. Awwww.

Dana Vollmer not only won the first gold for U.S. women's swimming at the London Games, but she set a new world record, ... Show More »

Dana Vollmer not only won the first gold for U.S. women's swimming at the London Games, but she set a new world record, becoming the first woman in history to swim the 100m Butterfly in under 56 seconds. Wow.

The U.S. has not medaled in diving since the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. We have also never medaled in synchronized divi... Show More »

The U.S. has not medaled in diving since the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. We have also never medaled in synchronized diving. But no more, as Kelci Bryant and Abigail Johnston won silver in the Synchronized 3 m Springboard. The Chinese took the gold, but it was well earned -- they're like diving robots, they are so in sync. It's an impressive sight.

With the bronze medal in the women's 4x100 Freestyle relay, Natalie Coughlin tied Dara Torres and Jenny Thom... Show More »

With the bronze medal in the women's 4x100 Freestyle relay, Natalie Coughlin tied Dara Torres and Jenny Thompson for most decorated U.S. female Olympian with 12 medals. Coughlin didn't swim in the finals, but she still medals for swimming in the U.S. relay in the qualifying heat. Congratulations to Natalie.

Ryan Lochte had a special red, white and blue grill made for the Olympics -- but it almost cost him his medal. An IOC official told ... Show More »

Ryan Lochte had a special red, white and blue grill made for the Olympics -- but it almost cost him his medal. An IOC official told him he couldn't wear it on the podium or he wouldn't receive his gold. So he waited until the ceremony was over and popped it in.

The U.S. women's soccer team took on Colombia in group play Saturday and it got a little ugl... Show More »

The U.S. women's soccer team took on Colombia in group play Saturday and it got a little ugly at times. You can see at left that midfielder Heather O'Reilly took a few shots. Forward Abby Wambach got the worst of it, though -- she actually got punched in the face when the referee wasn't looking. Punched in the face. We're sad we don't have a photo.

The U.S. won 3-0, though, so at least the muggings didn't put them off their game.

Ryan Lochte earned the first gold medal for the U.S. when he won the 400 IM event, beating second place by o... Show More »

Ryan Lochte earned the first gold medal for the U.S. when he won the 400 IM event, beating second place by over three seconds. He also beat Michael Phelps, who failed to medal in the event in which he is the current world record holder.

The men's archery team took home the first medal for Team USA. They upset South Korea in the semifinals, the team that... Show More »

The men's archery team took home the first medal for Team USA. They upset South Korea in the semifinals, the team that won gold in the past three Olympics. Then in the finals, it came down to the final arrow. But Italy got the perfect 10 it needed to win gold and the U.S. took silver.

Everyone's been talking about the Fab Five, a.k.a. the U.S. women's gymnastics team. But after Day 1 of the m... Show More »

Everyone's been talking about the Fab Five, a.k.a. the U.S. women's gymnastics team. But after Day 1 of the men's gymnastics qualifiers, the U.S. were on top in the team standings and they did it on the backs of Danell Leyva (left) and John Orozco (right), who finished No. 1 and 4, respectively, in the individual scores.

The U.S. hasn't won gold in men's gymnastics since 1984. Is this the year they do it again?

Somebody decided to bring their dog to the Men's Road Race competition on Day 1 of the Summer Olympics. B... Show More »

Somebody decided to bring their dog to the Men's Road Race competition on Day 1 of the Summer Olympics. But ol' Fido got loose and dashed across the road just as dozens of cyclists were whizzing by. That could have been bad for so many people, but thankfully (and miraculously) nobody hit the pooch.

Qualifying swimming heats kicked off Day 1 of the Summer Olympics and Michael Phelps, the swimming star of Beiji... Show More »

Qualifying swimming heats kicked off Day 1 of the Summer Olympics and Michael Phelps, the swimming star of Beijing, had a bit of a wake up call -- he barely qualified for the finals of the 400 IM. Traditionally, athletes don't go 100% in a qualifying heat. They want to leave some gas in the tank for the finals. But Phelps ended up finishing 8th (the last spot) and only by .07 of a second. Yikes.

We'll hand it to Britain -- as far as historic national music catalogs go, they pretty ... Show More »

We'll hand it to Britain -- as far as historic national music catalogs go, they pretty much take the cake. Sir Paul McCartney and a rousing rendition of "Hey Jude" was an excellent way to end the Opening Ceremony.

For the final lighting of the Olympic cauldron, David Beckham raced the torch along the Thames, Jeff-Probst-Survivor... Show More »

For the final lighting of the Olympic cauldron, David Beckham raced the torch along the Thames, Jeff-Probst-Survivor-finale-style, then passed it to Steve Redgrave (yeah -- who?), then Steve gave it to seven young athletes who all worked together to light the cauldron.

Sure, teamwork is great. But the last time the U.S. hosted the Summer Games, we had Muhammad Ali. He ain't called The Greatest for nothin'.

Mariel Zagunis was chosen by her fellow Olympians to hoist the U.S. flag during the parade of nations at the O... Show More »

Mariel Zagunis was chosen by her fellow Olympians to hoist the U.S. flag during the parade of nations at the Opening Ceremony. London is her third Olympic Games, and she's only the second American to ever win gold in Olympic fencing.

For the arts & literature portion of the Opening Ceremonies, famous British literary characters were there, from puppets of Cruella de ... Show More »

For the arts & literature portion of the Opening Ceremonies, famous British literary characters were there, from puppets of Cruella de Vil and Voldemort to dozens of real-life Mary Poppins floating in on umbrellas. Then hologram Charles Dickens lit the Olympic cauldron. (Not really.)

For Queen Elizabeth II's grand "entrance," the monarch filmed a video of James Bond (Daniel Craig) picking her up at Bucking... Show More »

For Queen Elizabeth II's grand "entrance," the monarch filmed a video of James Bond (Daniel Craig) picking her up at Buckingham Palace and then she parachuted into the Opening Ceremonies. Obviously, that was not the real Queen, but she's a pretty good sport to go along with the gag in the first place.

The first tableau at the 2012 Opening Ceremonies was a pastoral one. There were actors dressed as various farmhands, plus live ... Show More »

The first tableau at the 2012 Opening Ceremonies was a pastoral one. There were actors dressed as various farmhands, plus live sheep, horses and ducks. Yahoo Sports writer Nick Cotsonika tweets from the venue, "I am in the upper deck, and I can hear baaaing."